Jeremiah 50:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!”
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“How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
King James Version · Public Domain“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“How hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among nations!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 50:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
- Jeremiah 51:20“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
- Revelation 18:16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
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